Page 6: Historical Events In 1983

Apr 17   India entered space age launching SLV-3 rocket.   

Apr 17   India launched its inaugural satellite.   

Apr 17   Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3500th batter   

Apr 17   Wayne Gretsky scores 7 points in a playoff game.   

Apr 18   A lone suicide bomber results in the deaths of 63, at the US Embassy in Lebanon.   

Apr 18   Alan Melville, cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies.   

Apr 18   Joan Benoit set a women's record for the Boston Marathon.   

Apr 18   KMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO)   

Apr 18   N G Thomas discovers asteroid #2933 Amber, #3151 Talbot and #3561 Devine   

Apr 19   Jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes and Diamonds), dies at 73.   

Apr 19   Lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74   

Apr 20   Jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies.   

Apr 20   Soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock   

Apr 21   Soyuz T-8 is launched [04-20?].   

Apr 21   Walter Slezak actor, commits suicide at his NY home at 80.   

Apr 22   Earl "Fatha" Hines, US, jazz pianist/conductor, dies   

Apr 22   Soyuz T-8 returns to Earth   

Apr 22   Stern mag announces major historical find-discovery of 60 volume personal diaries written by Adolph Hitler (turned out to be a hoax).   

Apr 23   Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73.   

Apr 25   "Nightline" expands from « hour to a full hour.   

Apr 25   Yuri Andropov invites US schoolgirl Samantha Smith to USSR.   

Apr 26   Bronislaw Kaper composer, dies at 81   

Apr 26   Dow Jones Industrial Avg breaks 1200 for inaugural time.   

Apr 26   Vaughn Taylor actor (Johnny Jupiter), dies at 72.   

Apr 27   Nolan Ryan is recorded as becoming strikeout king (3509), passing Walter Johnson.   

Apr 28   Ron James, cricketer (NSW's Sheffield Shield capt 1949-50), dies   

Apr 29   Harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's inaugural black mayor.   

Apr 30   George Balanchine, Russian/US composer, dies at 79   

May 01   The Sydney Entertainment Centre opens.   

May 01   V N Swamy, Indian cricket pace bowler (without distinction), dies   

May 02   6.7 earthquake injures 487 in Coalinga CA.   

May 02   Marius F Duintjer, architect, dies   

May 03   Soviet leader Andropov decreases nuclear weapons in Europe.   

May 03   US bishops condemn nuclear weapons   

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Apr 28   Roger johnson: English footballer   

Apr 30   Tatjana hüfner: German luger   

Apr 30   Troy williamson: American football player   

Apr 30   Yamini: Tamil singer   

May 22   John hopkins: Anglo-american motorcycling racer   

Jun 07   Mark lowe: American baseball player   

Jun 14   John stocco: American football player   

Jun 14   Louis garrel: French actor   

Jan 02   Bernard george stevens: Composer,   

Jan 07   August cool: Belgian trade union leader,   

Jan 08   Gale page: Actress (4 daughters, knute rockney),   

Jan 11   Nikolaj v podgorny: President ussr,   

Jan 12   Rebop kwaku baah: Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)   

Jan 13   Arthur space: Actor (doc weaver-lassie),   

Jan 15   Meyer lansky: Reputed mobster,    

Jan 17   Doodles weaver: Actor/comedian (ring of fire), shoots himself at 71